Sports Columns
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Not all the surprises so far have been pleasantSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - What happened? Last week I talked about a handful of surprise teams on the plus side of the win column so far this season, and today let's take a look at some surprising...
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Timing is everything for KasperSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Len Kasper may not have been the Cubs' first choice. Or even their second. But he turned out to be the right choice. The Cubs' broadcaster has settled into the job nicel...
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Heroically, Mac stays on the attackSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Under a tent outside the Conway Farms Golf Club clubhouse, heroes are sitting everywhere. Doctors. A dozen of them, most of whom sit on the advisory board of the Childre...
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Lachel refuses to allow sands of time to slow him downSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - When Bud Lachel began coaching tennis at Cary-Grove High School during the 1969-70 school year, he had no thoughts of winning 800 matches. Heck, back then Lachel probabl...
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NIU will try to recover its confidenceSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - The sick bay? Full. The win column? Empty. The potential Notre Dame transfer? Irrelevant to the serious issue at hand. As Northern Illinois embarks on a rare trip west t...
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History on Ohio State's sideSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - From recent history, two conclusions can be drawn about Northwestern before every football season. The first states that the Wildcats will never, ever win all of their n...
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Test of time for Grant footballSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - I took a pop culture trivia quiz online this week about the year 1986. I aced it -- not that that actually says much. I mean, I was in high school in 1986 and always tri...
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Home for the holidaysSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Two years ago, the college football pulse around these parts was as strong as ever. Notre Dame had reawakened behind first-year coach Charlie Weis and quarterback Brady ...
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Struggling teams have a ways to goSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - What happened? Last week I talked about a handful of surprise teams on the plus side of the win column so far this season, and today let's take a look at some surprising...
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Taunted anyone lately? Is that celebrating or rubbing it in?Sep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Taunting in high school sports is the product of emotion. Everybody is hyped up during competition. There are a lot of personal battles going on out there. There's an ad...